Citrix Launches Global 2000 Programme to Drive Large Enterprise Sales Across EMEA

CSN partners that meet the acceptance criteria of the Global 2000 Programme will benefit from more flexible licensing and improved pricing terms, determined by the size of the engagement and the upfront license order. Value-Add Awards allow all CSN partners to apply for a cash award when they demonstrate Value-Added selling, such as running a pilot program or proof of concept, or providing a systems or application requirements assessment.

Targeted at the 2,000 largest European, Middle Eastern and African companies, the Global 2000 Programme forms an integral part of Citrix’s strategy to build deeper penetration in large enterprise accounts. Citrix technology is already used by 95 percent of FT Europe 100 firms and over 70 percent of FT Europe 500 firms.

“To remain competitive, global organisations have to ensure that their employees have simple, reliable access to corporate information,” said Stefan Sjöström, vice president for EMEA, Citrix Systems. “Citrix virtual workplace solutions enable that access by simplifying complex computing environments for large enterprises. The Citrix Global 2000 Programme and the Value-Add Awards will give all of our partners incentives that will help drive sales in our key growth area – large global organisations.”

“Large enterprises today invariably have highly heterogeneous IT environments that they need to deploy to a dispersed workforce,” said Rob van der Hoeven, Regional Director Benelux, Citrix Systems. “Citrix has a crucial role to play in bringing back control of large enterprise systems, and the new Global 2000 Programme enables the channel to provide the pricing, licensing and expertise to be part of this market.”

About Citrix
Citrix Systems, Inc. is a global leader in virtual workplace software and services that provide access to applications, information, processes and people on any device, over any network, anywhere, anytime. Citrix makes today's digital office completely virtual - instead of having to go to your office, the office follows you. Working with the world's top industry, integration and consulting partners, Citrix delivers enterprise-ready solutions to business challenges including application deployment, remote office connectivity, workforce mobility and business continuity. More than 120,000 companies worldwide use Citrix Solutions for the Virtual Workplace to give users more mobility, give IT organisations more flexibility and reduce the cost of computing.

Citrix offers two families of products that enable virtual access to
information: Application Server software, including MetaFrame XP™, MetaFrame® for Windows® and MetaFrame for UNIX®; and Access Portal software, including NFuse™ Elite, NFuse Classic and Enterprise Services for NFuse. The company markets its products through a well-established indirect channel comprising more than 7,000 resellers, integrators and consultants. In fiscal 2001, the company had net revenues of over $590 million. Citrix is traded on the Nasdaq Stock MarketSM under the symbol CTXS, and is part of the Standard and Poor's 500 Index. Citrix is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. For more information, please visit the Citrix Web site at http://www.citrix.com.

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Gabrielle Seacy, Citrix Systems Tel: +31 (0) 347 324 800
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